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CE NT RAL VE RMONT I NT E RNE T

Pre se nte d b y: Je re my A. Ha nse n, Ph.D CI SSP

ABOUT ME …

• PhD in Co mpute r Sc ie nc e
• Asso c ia te Pro fe sso r a t No rwic h Unive rsity
• 10+ ye a rs in info rma tio n te c hno lo g y & se c urity
• E

xpe rie nc e in F

• rtune 500 do wn to 2 pe rso n o rg a niza tio ns
• Se le c tb o a rd me mb e r in Be rlin sinc e 2013

WHAT I ’ M PROPOSI NG

• Sta rting a c o mmunity I

nte rne t Se rvic e Pro vide r

• Co mmunic a tio ns Unio n Distric t: a munic ipa l e ntity
• Co nne c ting Ce ntra l Ve rmo nt re side nc e s with e xtre me ly hig h-spe e d wire d I

nte rne t se rvic e

• Curre nt F

CC rule s c a ll “b ro a db a nd” 25/ 3 Mb ps, whic h fe w pe o ple ha ve he re

• I’ m ta lking a b o ut 100+/ 100+ Mb ps
• Ve rmo nt’ s T

e le c o mmunic a tio ns Pla n:

“By ye a r e nd 2020, a ma jor ity of a ddr e sse s in Ve r mont should ha ve a c c e ss to the Inte r ne t a t spe e ds of a t le a st 100 Mbps symme tric a l, a nd e ve r y a ddr e ss should ha ve a c c e ss to spe e ds of a t le a st 10 Mbps downloa d. By 2024, e ve r y a ddr e ss should ha ve br

• a dba nd with minimum te c hnic a l r

e quire me nts of 100 Mbps symme tr ic a l.”

WHAT I ’ M ASK I NG OF T HE T OWNS…

• Add la ng ua g e to yo ur City Me e ting b a llo t:

“Sha ll the City o f Mo ntpe lie r e nte r into a c o mmunic a tio ns unio n distric t to b e kno wn a s Ce ntra l Ve rmo nt I nte rne t, unde r the pro visio ns o f 30 VSA Ch 82? ”

• T

he me mb e r to wns a re to ta lly insula te d fro m the fina nc ia l a c tivitie s o f the distric t. No ta x mo ne y ma y b e use d!

• T

he sta tute re q uire s: “E a c h me mb e r sha ll ma ke a va ila b le fo r le a se to the distric t o ne

• r mo re site s fo r a c o mmunic a tio ns pla nt o r c o mpo ne nts

the re o f within suc h me mb e r munic ipa lity.”

• Appo int a CVI

b o a rd me mb e r, a n a lte rna te , a nd tha t’ s it!

• (Yo u a lre a dy do this with E

C F ib e r!)

WHY DO T HI S?

• E

xisting I SPs ha ve no mo tiva tio n to pro vide truly hig h-spe e d I nte rne t

• L
• c a l g o ve rna nc e = lo c a l c o ntro l = lo c a l a c c o unta b ility
• No profit motive + municipal bonding → cheaper rates
• Ne t ne utra lity & sub sc rib e r priva c y c o nc e rns
• E

c o no mic de ve lo pme nt

• T

e le c o mmute rs

• I

nte rne t-b a se d c o mpa nie s

• Dra w mo re yo ung wo rke rs & e ntre pre ne urs to Ce ntra l VT

ON T HE T OWN ME E T I NG BAL L OT I N:

• Ba rre City
• Ba rre T
• wn
• Be rlin
• Ca la is
• E

a st Mo ntpe lie r

• Ma rshfie ld
• Middle se x
• Mo ntpe lie r
• No rthfie ld
• Pla infie ld
• Ro xb ury
• Willia msto wn
• Wo rc e ste r

CRI T I CI SMS

• “I

do n’ t wa nt my ta xe s to g o up fo r so me thing I do n’ t wa nt!”

• “I

do n’ t wa nt to b e in the sa me po sitio n a s Burling to n T e le c o m.”

• “I

f the re wa s truly the de ma nd, wo uldn’ t the ma rke t c o rre c t to pro vide the supply? ”

• “Are n’ t the se to wns c o ve re d b y sa te llite / wire le ss

b ro a db a nd a lre a dy? ”

NE XT ST E PS & ROUGH T I ME L I NE

1. Pub lic o utre a c h & a wa re ne ss b uilding (thro ug h Ma r 6) 2. Win a ppro va l a t T

• wn Me e ting (Ma r 6)

3. Se le c tb o a rds & City Co unc ils a ppo int re pre se nta tive s to the Distric t (b y Apr 30) 4. I de ntify so urc e s o f se e d mo ne y a nd a nc ho r institutio ns (o ng o ing ) 5. F irst a nnua l me e ting (Ma y 8)

i. Add a dditio na l me mb e rs(? ) ii. RF P fo r & e xe c utio n o f fe a sib ility study iii. Dra ft b usine ss pla n & b udg e t, de c ide o n initia l c o ve ra g e

6. F irst c o nstruc tio n in 2020(? )

L ANGUAGE ON T HE BAL L OT

“Sha ll the [T OWN NAME ] e nte r into a c o mmunic a tio ns unio n distric t to b e kno wn a s Ce ntra l Ve rmo nt I nte rne t, unde r the pro visio ns

• f 30 V.S.A. Ch 82? ”

Ce ntra l Ve rmo nt I nte rne t’ s missio n will b e simple :

Pro vide

r e asonably- pr ic e d, high- quality, c ommunity- owne d, ultr a high- spe e d

I nte rne t a c c e ss to a ll ho me s, b usine sse s, a nd c ivic institutio ns in o ur me mb e r to wns.

QUE ST I ONS?

F e e l fre e to c o nta c t me : jha nse n3@ no rwic h.e du 802-279-6054